By AARON BOXERMAN and CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM Israel said Tuesday that its military had seized areas of southern Lebanon as part of its escalating conflict with Hezbollah as the Iran-backed armed group fired small volleys of drones at the country in a second day of fighting. Israeli forces “moved forward and took over strategic areas” in Lebanon while ordering nearby Lebanese towns to evacuate, expanding the Israeli military’s zone of control close to Israel’s northern border, said Brig. Gen….
